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Police detain 6 climbers who wanted to scale Cologne's famous cathedral

  • German police detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman for attempting to climb Cologne's famous cathedral on Sunday night.
  • The climbers, aged 18 to 27 years, were discovered by church security guards who spotted them using headlamps on surveillance cameras.
  • Police officers in riot gear surrounded the cathedral, and a helicopter was deployed during the operation.
  • Authorities confiscated climbing equipment, including a camera and a cellphone, and found several damaged doors and rucksacks with climbing gear.
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Neue Zürcher ZeitungNeue Zürcher Zeitung
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Fun stops at the cathedral: Cologne police catch six illegal climbers

Six young people were caught climbing down the north tower of the cathedral, 157 meters high.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Lietuvos Radijas ir TelevizijaLietuvos Radijas ir Televizija
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German police arrest six people trying to climb Cologne Cathedral

German police in Cologne on Sunday arrested five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who tried to climb the city's famous cathedral.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Cologne - Climber caught at the cathedral - ads due to peace break

In Cologne, the police placed six climbers at the cathedral.

·Germany
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The IndependentThe Independent
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Cologne police arrest five people trying to climb famous tourist attraction

German police in Cologne have detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman

·London, United Kingdom
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Cologne Cathedral: Police stop young climbers

Six young climbers from France and Belgium were caught on a nocturnal climbing tour at Cologne Cathedral. Police are investigating for breaking house peace.

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A Belgian enters Cologne Cathedral at night and is arrested by the police

The German police arrested five French and one Belgian who entered Cologne Cathedral on the night of Saturday to Sunday. They had climbing equipment and were heading towards one of the towers. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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